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Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS)

EIN 61-1061973Education Kentucky Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Building a strong foundation for young children with visual impairments

Founded in 1985, Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS) empowers families by providing educational excellence to young children with visual impairments in order to build a strong foundation for reaching their highest potential. VIPS serves blind or visually impaired infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. As much as 90% of brain development occurs prior to age 6 and of that, approximately 80% is through visual pathways. Therefore, early intervention is critical for a child with blindness and visual impairments to help them meet appropriate development milestones such as eating, moving, socializing and communicating. VIPS staff includes certified teachers who specialize in early childhood education, visual impairment, and special education. VIPS provides services wherever the child may be throughout the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky and State of Indiana. We start with providing services in the home and stay involved until age 5 when the child enters Kindergarten.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.56Overall score
out of 100

92.31Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,002,985

Total expenses · USD$2,204,682

Program expenses

$1,666,739.59 recorded amount

75.6%

Fundraising expenses

$235,900.97 recorded amount

10.7%

Administrative expenses

$299,836.75 recorded amount

13.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Diane Nelson
Recorded compensation: $95,630.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.33%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS)
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1985, Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS) empowers families by providing educational excellence to young children with visual impairments in order to build a strong foundation for reaching their highest potential. VIPS serves blind or visually impaired infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. As much as 90% of brain development occurs prior to age 6 and of that, approximately 80% is through visual pathways. Therefore, early intervention is critical for a child with blindness and visual impairments to help them meet appropriate development milestones such as eating, moving, socializing and communicating. VIPS staff includes certified teachers who specialize in early childhood education, visual impairment, and special education. VIPS provides services wherever the child may be throughout the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky and State of Indiana. We start with providing services in the home and stay involved until age 5 when the child enters Kindergarten.
`ein` EIN	61-1061973
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2204682.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.136
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.107
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7559999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	92.31
`leader` Recorded leader	Diane Nelson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	95630.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0433
`motto` Tagline	Building a strong foundation for young children with visual impairments
`name` Charity name	Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS)
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2002985.0
`score` Overall score	94.56
`state` State code	KY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Special Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1666739.5919999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	235900.974
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	299836.75200000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 61-1061973
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Special Education
Recorded location: Kentucky (KY)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.